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Now she’s expanding with The Luna Lounge, a restaurant and bar at 104 W. Main St. It’s the former location of Pitchers Sports Pub & Pizzeria and Castletown Geoghegan.

The Luna Lounge storefront on West Main Street in Belleville is the former location of Pitchers Sports Pub & Pizzeria and Castletown Geoghegan.

Zia Nizami znizami@bnd.com

“I just thought it would be something I’d be good at,” said Kareemah, 39, of Belleville. “I worked in fast-food restaurants in high school, and I worked in a cafeteria for a year when I was in college.”

Kareemah is taking it slow with Luna. She had a soft opening April 19 and has spent the past month fine-tuning.

“I don’t want to put it out where I can’t handle or control the crowd,” she said. “I want to make sure we have a good staff.”

The menu includes appetizers, salads, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, quesadillas and a few entrees.

The Luna storefront has remnants of former tenants, including Castletown’s massive, L-shaped wooden bar that seats 20 people and Pitchers’ TV sets.

Kareemah wants it to be a comfortable place where people can enjoy a meal at lunchtime or relax after work.

Customers sit at regular or high-top tables in the main dining room or picnic tables with umbrellas outside. A lounge in back with comfy furniture doubles as a party room that can seat 40 people.

Kareemah also would like to offer live music someday.

“I know a couple of people who do jazz, and we’ve been taking about having a jazz night,” she said.

Luna already has a few regulars. One is Anthony Whitfield, 32, of Belleville. He stops in almost every day.

“It’s just a good atmosphere,” he said. “All types of people go in there, and the employees are really nice. When (Kareemah) sees me walking in the door, she gets my drink ready and has it waiting for me before I even sit down.”